19Apr 16Tracking comminution energy and optimising grind size for a concentratorThe main purpose of comminution is liberating minerals for economic recovery. With metal prices down, long term challenges of declining ore...
15Apr 16Comminution 2016This biannual conference is concluding this week: Barry Wills will publish a full report shortly. A few pictures from the event: [caption...
14Apr 16Blasting: effective fragmentationProcessing ore to extract minerals is a highly inefficient process, and one which uses the largest proportion of electrical energy on a mini...
18Mar 16Focus on dramatic cost cutting over energy efficiencyTough times are failing to win over mining companies to the benefits of energy efficient crushing and grinding circuits as they set their si...
18Mar 16The "non-energy" benefits of energy efficiency: who knew!I recently attended the 2016 Australian Summer Study conference where global speakers presented current thinking with respect to energy effi...
15Mar 16SME conference: left wishing I had more time....This was my first experience at the Annual SME conference and exhibition. For someone accustomed to the smaller, more specific conferences o...
14Mar 16Case study: The link between operational practices and specific energy consumption in metal ore milling plants – Ontario experiences.This paper was short-listed in 2015 for the CEEC Medal. Download this case study here. Levesque Case study The authors of the paper are d...
04Mar 16Breaking preconceived paradigmsThe February 2016 issue of International Mining features an editorial by Gerald Whittle, of Whittle Consulting. Well known for its Money Min...
02Mar 16Are we there yet? Summer Study 2016[caption id="attachment_6432" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Dr Mary Stewart, Philippa Sjoquist and Joe Pease, presenters in the mining s...
23Feb 16Public Consultation on How Mining Can Contribute to the Sustainable Development GoalsCEEC is pleased to inform you of the release of a “Consultation Draft” version of a document entitled “Mapping Mining to the SDGs: A Prelimi...
12Feb 16HPGR and Schonert... a personal reflectionFirst published as an obituary by Michael Battersby, Director of CEEC, in his Dragons Breath Blog. 24th October 2011. Prof. Dr.-Ing....
10Feb 16New P9 projectAMIRA International and the P9Q Research partners have announced the latest extension proposal for the P9 series of projects is currently in...
09Feb 16‘Fifth fuel’ saves us $50bn a year, so let’s tap into itAs highlighted in The Australian on February 8th, 2016, lifting energy productivity has contributed more to Australia's quarter century of s...
21Jan 162016 CEEC workshop in Johannesburg RSAApril 15, 2016 8:45 am – 12.15 pm Anglo American Centre for Experiential Learning (CEL) Course Overview Mineral processing can use up...
15Jan 16The photos are in: 2015 CEEC Medal presentation.The 2015 CEEC Medal was presented to Georges Delemontex and Nigel Grigg for their paper on the financial benefits of pre-concentration at th...
12Jan 16Report on Minerals and Metals Production from Mine to Market conference, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Dec 2015In December 2015 IOM3 hosted a 2 day conference held at the University of Cambridge entitled Minerals and Metals Production from Mine to Ma...
11Jan 16The 2016 Australian Summer Study on Energy ProductivityThe Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney, in conjunction with the Australian Alliance to Save Energy is...
07Jan 16The Daily Grind Dec 2015In case you missed this excellent industry summary on grinding, attached is the summary published in Mining Magazine in December 2015 (not 2...
20Dec 15AngloGold Ashanti metallurgist presents his experience on improving Productivity in Processing OperationsNick Clarke, Chief Metallurgist at AngloGold Ashanti was the Keynote Speaker in Austmine's Processing Operations section of the Technology S...
20Dec 15Newcrest Technical Director shares his views on innovation in miningAt the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) 2015, Andrew Logan, Technical Director at Newcrest Mining delivered an insightf...
15Dec 151.7bT and growing - CEEC energy curve to Dec 4, 2015 CEEC Energy Curve Program is a program which allows comminution circuit operators to benchmark the energy efficiency of their oper...
13Dec 15Cape Town CEEC Workshop at Comminution 2016April 10, 2016 8:45 am – 12.15 pm Course Overview Mineral processing can use up to 50% of the energy consumed on a mining site. CEEC is...
09Dec 15McEwen MD Nathan Stubina comments on innovation in mining.The Northern Miner recently published an excellent article by Nathan Stubina, Managing Director of McEwen Mining. Titled "Is mining innov...
24Nov 15Pease, Logan et al "Innovation in Minerals Processing" IMARC 2015IMARC 2015 hosted three concurrent streams, one being the Technology stream. One session focused on excellence in mining, with speakers addr...
17Nov 15Ballarat Engineers take out global mining awardFrom the office of the Minister for Energy and Resources, Victorian State Government, Australia. Friday 13 November 2015 Two Ballarat-b...